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I would suggest you give it some hours then check again.

DaddyNimo:
Hi dear, so wes has replied me saying the requirement isn't showing from their end since I paid and registered for Wes before Aug 3rd...but on checking my profile, it's still there o. Now I'm even more confused Dan before.

Yet to write TEF.

ayusco85:
Wow. What was ur TEF score

Ermmm...I paid 63k for A1 (inclusive of reg fee and textbooks). 56k for A2. 56k for B1.1... alliance française Ikeja

ayusco85:
Well done sister. You are the real mvp

Look up "WES advisor" on Facebook and leave them a message. You can include your full name and ref. Number in your message. That's what I did anyway.

DaddyNimo:
I paid for wes before Aug 3rd, and now I found secondary certificate sh*t on my profile, how do I contact them to cancel it. I tot it's only for those who paid after Aug 3rd.

Congrats to @Elfman and others who received ITA today!

Brother, you can ask here also

sunvick:
Sister I have an important question to ask you personally, its my question not for another person & I'm not married too. can I pm you pls

Brother, you can ask your question here

sunvick:
Sister I have an important question to ask you personally, its my question not for another person & I'm not married too. can I pm you pls

You are a smart cookie

sunvick:
Sister avoiding drama since a brother is married already.

Yes. April 30 to be precise. That was when the idea to move to Canada started really. Getting my transcript from UI took sometime.. 2 months give or take. I didn't start the transcript process immediately tho. Had to take sometime to understand the neccessary steps and the many Acronyms used here the early WES application was just to commit myself so i do not procatinate

Elfmannisback:
Did you say April?

If she's a member here, she can ask me her questions here. That would work for me

adosjun:
Can you drop your contact, my wife will like to talk to you basically on ielts..

Please.

This WES people ehn...
I applied for results verification April 2018. WES received my docs Aug 3, 2018. Last week I got an update on my profile that my results had been sent to my school for verification. 2 days afterwards, i checked my profile and boom!, i saw WAEC had been added as required doc. I looked for their Facebook handle immediately and asked why WAEC was suddenly added especially as my application was submitted before the law which was introduced Aug 3.
I received a reply from WES that "my concern would be escalsted". Logged in few minutes ago and voila! The WAEC requirement had disappeared.

Follow at your own risk

jholarharde:
yes o, lemme follow, so I can preach to her

Great initiative @etrange. I am currently studying French although my initial plan was not to write TEF. From the look of things, i may need to do so to boost my CRS score. Am at B1 level. I haven't registered for TEF yet. Am still exploring before committing to letting go of 100k...I need to be sure am good enough to get a good score.

Thanks...Am a babe though

Homguy:
congrats bro

Thanks�. Still waiting for WES to be done with evaluation

Newmum0615:
Chop knuckle.
Issa pool diving something.

Just viewed my IELTS result with BC on August 2, mainland Lagos.
LRWS : 8.0, 9.0, 7.0, 8.0
1st attempt. Am so excited!

You are right. I flew at 35wks and 3 days on Emirates sept 2017. No issues. Juat had a fit to fly from my doc. The 28week thingy I believe is for women carrying multiples.

Fyorgyn:
Great!

I am also talking from experience...

Let's not derail the thread with the back and forth...

@safex please make sure to research and check various airline conditions and policies on flying pregnant women.

Wish you all the best

Congrats to all those who recently received ITA and PPR.

I used Holmes Regional Medical Centre, Melbourne Fl.
For their charges...its in my last 3 posts i think. I must say its pricey compared to other popular states here. Waiting to get all my bills before posting a summary to aid others who plan to use Melbourne in future.

Reine22:
[BootyliciousHon
...so now we have a sample of orlando


Please what hospitals and doctors did you correspond with? What are their charges?

Yes she had her own seat as she was 3+ years. Emirates gives lots of toys but she only used the coloured pencils and activity book outsidr the plane. Lol! She was very cooperative though and slept most of the flight. When she wasnt sleeping she was either watching boss baby on Emirates ICE or interrogating the man on the seat next to hers . In all she was pretty occupied all thru the flight

goobyparks:
Thank God for journey mercies.

Pls how did u manage with your toddler in the plane. He had his own seat I guess?

I dont know if this is still relevant but i didnt submit my fit to fly at their office. I had it with me at the airport and was asked for it at check in. The air hostesses also asked to see it when i boarded the aircraft.
Sorry but i just saw your message hence the late reply

Lanifat84:
Hello @bootyliciousHon
Please when you travelled at 34 weeks with emirate , did you submit the fit to fly at their office days before or while you were checking in ?
Thanks
Because I called the customer care line and was told they are only bothered with fit to fly if you are traveling at 36 weeks and above . Just wanted to be sure o before they give me another story while checking in

Sorry, just seeing this. My hospital is in Melbourne Fl and not Orlando...though their prices are pretty much same. So far Hospital alone for CS is 7011USD. Doctors fee is 2005USD. Paeditrician...1st visit is 80usd, subsequent follow up is 40usd (if the baby is aick then its 60usd). Hearing test was 326usd, i asked if theres a discount and paid 244usd...
From what i have observed so far Melbourne and certain places in Florida are not used to birth tourism so you may not get an organised birth package like hospitals in Houston...am still observing tho.

Reine22:
Hello, please you haven't responded to my earlier request on the hospital you used and the cost breakdown for Orlando. Thanks

Well, my very recent experience in Melbourne Fl...no agency will do the passport processing without the SSN. I had to go to the main passport office in Miami...to even qualify for expedited in Miami you must meet certain criteria:
1. You are travelling within 2 weeks
2. You require a visa to travel within 4 weeks
3. You MUST present proof of travel for infant
I was travelling in 3 weeks but then needed a visa...went to Miami and got it same day after a few hours of wait. Had my baby Oct 17 and i still havent gotten his SSN.

drI:
yes there is.but like I said earlier you will be given a form to fill at the immigration that States that you 've not got it yet and that surfices. I am talking from personal experience.

If travelling at 34weeks i dont think you need the MEDIF form. The medical certificate will do. Or as in my case, get a fit to fly with the neccessary information as seen on Emirates website

Lanifat84:
Good day all
For all the mamas that have used emirate airways
Please did u fill the medical cert alone or with medif traveling at 34weeks ? Because it's only medical certificate I saw on there website
Thanks

So in the spirit of giving back...
Scheduled time for Emirates flight...5:50pm
Time i arrived at MMIA...3:30pm (i dont know the devil that put one kain traffic jam on the road)
Date of flight...sept. 12
Number of travellers...myself and active toddler
Flew at 34 weeks and 2days
Was asked for fit to fly before checkin...showed the emirates lady who then made a copy for me. Had one check in box. Picked up my hotel voucher as i had a 22hr layover in dubai. Got on the plane and was asked for my fit to fly which i gave them. I looked a lot bigger than 34 weeks though.
The flight was smooth as expected with goodies for my kid. Arrived dubai at 4am ish. Asked where to get the hotel shuttle and was directed. Got to the hotel and checked in. It was time for breakfast by then so i simply showed my boarding pass and went to eat at the restaurant. Went up to my room took a nice long bath and rested with my toddler. Had lunch and dinner same way and then checked out by 11pm. Hotel shuttle dropped us at the airport. Boarded my flight and landed Orlando international on Thursday 14th at 10am. It wasnt easy considering my big tummy but i survived.lol.
POE Experience
I was among the first to alight the plane so i was like the 4th in line. Ours was tge only flight. Only one other Nigerian family on the flight. I noticed the CBP officers were all smiles and joking with others...my turn
Me: good morning (with smiles)and hands over over passport to him
Him :good morning(with a smile)
Him : what brings you to the US today
Me: am here to have my baby
Him: youre pregnant? (Seems the smile reduced a bit or maybe i imagined it)
Me: yes i am
Him: how long will you be here for?
Me:10weeks
Him: how much to do you have on you?
Me: 960 dollars and the rest on my card (it was after i spoke i realised i didnt say how much was on the card)
Him:do you have any food items ( asking while looing at my landing card)
Me: yes. Just Dried fish
Him: place your 4 fingers and your thumb.( I do that) follow me and i'll take you to whom you will speak with. ( thats secondary inspection )
I get there and there's just one white man there. I sit and my toddler is busy talking and playing for Africa. The officer there is a woman
Woman:how long are you here for?
Me: 10 weeks ( am still sitting where i am as i answer) then i later go close to her
Her: when are you due
Me: october xx
Her: do you have a doctor?
Me: yes
Her: any documents to back it up?
Me : yes . I askes if she wants to see it and she responds in the affirmative. I hand it to her then go back to sit.
(Envelope contents: fit to fly, letter from doctor, cost estimate from hospital, budget sheet, BoA account statement, hospital registration, email correspondence with doctors office)
I sit for some minutes then she calls me to follow her. Says i should pick my bag and head to agric that my passport will be there and i can head out from there. Did that. Bag passed thru scanner...no need to open and inspect. Called my host and went home.
...so now we have a sample of orlando

Sorry for the long post

Finally made my trip to Orlando...POE story will come later.

Hmmm...hurricane Irma set to hit Florida this weekend and am set to be in Florida next week...scary

Hello everyone. Does anyone have any experience with Orlando POE? For childbirth purposes of course.

Congrats on your visa approval. Am amazed to hear 'a little over 4000USD ' in Florida!!!. Do you mind sharing what part of Florida? Cos for hospital alone i have quotes of 5000USD.

zulee:
Good day, I'd like to share my experience at the Lagos US embassy today. I had initially been refused at Abuja in February with my husband and son because the visa officer claimed my bill showed pending final invoice and wasnt sure if I paid all my bill. At that time I didn't know about this thread and so many information on zero balance statement, letter of non-indebtedness n itimised bill. So I began to call the hospital to send these documents since February oh. Finally armed my self with every evidence that I wasn't owing, the budget sheet and all an envelope full of other documents. Mehn! The queue in Lagos no be child's play. I met an old lady, she refused 3 people before me. the following conversation took place

VO: Good Morning Ma'am
Me: Good Morning
VO: what did you go to do in Saudi Arabia?
Me: I went for pilgrimage July last year
VO: What did you do in US the last time?
me: I had a baby
VO: ok, how many kids do you have?
Me: 2
VO: how old are they?
Me: 4 and a year 8 months
VO: Do you have the receipts
Me: Hands over my receipts
VO: How much did you pay
Me: A little over $4000
VO: where is that?
Me: Florida
VO: How did you pay?
Me: I used my MasterCard as a self paid patient
VO: so what do you wanna go and do now?
Me: I'm pregnant and I wanna have my baby
VO: where do you work?
Me: Bleep
VO: what's your position?
Me: Bleep
VO: Does your Husband have a valid visa?
Me: No it also expired same time as mine, but he's planning on renewing it too
VO: where does he work?
Me: Bleep
VO: So you wanna go back to same place?
Me: Yes I want to go back to Florida
By that time she was already picking the white paper
VO: when do you intend traveling?
Me: End of July to Early August
VO: Ok you can pick your passport next week, we will email you when it's ready anyway. Did you avoid Abuja office so won't be denied?
Me: Smiled and said I'm in Lagos for meeting and I wanted to try a different place. God bless you.

She didn't ask for correspondence with hospital/doc, budgetsheet, bank statement, itemised bill, zero balance, why I applied for visit visa in January, why my husband and son did not apply this time around. I expected a lot of questions but she came down easy on me. I'm thankful to God and to all the people on this thread who give information. Wish everyone the best of luck